eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
application; request; petition
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
Saitama (city, prefecture)
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to quit one's job; to resign
to move (house); to change residence
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
bureau director; office chief
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
one's condolences; feelings of sympathy
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
acceleration; speeding up
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
generation; the world; the age
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range